Gioachino Rossini, the Lone Ranger’s classical composer of choice, was said to be a gourmand of the first order and no mean amateur chef to boot. In between composing such enduring classics as William ...

It's 29 February, the day that only happens every four years, and Google has decided to dedicate today's doodle to the man behind such operas as The Barber of Seville. Gioachino Rossini would've been ...

The crew at Bistro Vendome, 1420 Larimer Street, will be cooking up Tournedos Rossini, a classic French steak dish supposedly created for the Italian composer Gioachino Rossini, at their Thursday ...

This week, learn the full story behind Gioachino Rossini's "William Tell" Overture. Plus, we'll hear two towering musical expressions of nature with Robert Schumann's Symphony No. 1 and Richard ...

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868), the ridiculously successful composer who wrote 39 operas including of “The Barber of Seville,” retired after his final opera, “William Tell,” in 1829 — at the age of 37.

Italian composer Gioachino Antonio Rossini participated in what today would be considered an unorthodox business venture to support opera. Discover how contemporary ...

Who says that Cinderella needs a pair of glass slippers? In 1817, when Gioachino Rossini penned an opera drawn from the fairy tale, the Italian composer did not include the heroine’s famous footwear.

Today on Google's home page is a special colorful logo for the 220th birthday of Gioachino Rossini. His songs are incredibly well known but his name is not. Gioachino Antonio Rossini was an italian ...

Donald Macleod focuses on the early operas of Gioachino Rossini, the most successful composer of the early 19th century. It's difficult to imagine now, that for an entire century – until halfway ...

Isn’t it fun to come across an unexpected delight? I had never heard Gioachino Rossini’s “Petite Messe Solennelle.” The Italian composer, who died in 1868, is best known for the opera “The Barber of ...

And one of the lovely things of this story is when Rossini was famous enough to get invited to Naples, where all this happened, to write operas and have them produced, Rossini demanded a cut of the ...

This week, Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Gioachino Rossini, 150 years after his death. Monday - The Rossini Code Rossini had the good fortune to learn his craft not from a course of ...